The Rescue diver course is an extremely popular and rewarding programme offered by PADI. Because of this, potential instructors need to be masters in all rescue skills, Especially the Rescue exercise 7. Rescue exercise 7 is widely regarded as one of the most important individual skills in the entire IDC and DIPSI program. We first […]
On the 3/4th October we headed down south for one of our special trips, the first ever time the diploma course had been taken out to White Island. We had all heard amazing things about previous trips Auckland Scuba had run to White Island so we were all super excited. We were going to dive […]
I finished my diploma of professional scuba instruction with Auckland Scuba in May 2017 and within a few weeks I had managed to land a job with the very people who had taught me. I couldn’t think of a better way to get started in the industry. Being an instructor isn’t just all about the diving, […]
My reasoning behind choosing to sign up to the side-mount course was very narrow minded, consisting of the “I want to extend my dive time” attitude. Since completing the course, my mindset has completely changed and I have become so much more aware of how I am able to become a more competent diver. Firstly, […]
Congratulations to Nick on completing his Hollis Explorer SCR rebreather crossover course. Nick is already a PADI Advanced Rebreather instructor on the Poseiden Rebreather, and no doubt you will see him out and about with this white Hollis unit on his back clocking up hours towards his instructor rating on yet another rebreather…soon to be […]
I had gone through much of my adult life wandering, with no real definable purpose. Then events somewhat changed that, I began rebuilding myself looking for a passion, a challenge. As if by chance I was thrust into the world of scuba diving, never looking back or dwindling upon a forethought. The course is more […]
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be a part of the Auckland Scuba PADI Recreational Side Mount course. The course consisted of two nights during the week after work, and two days over the weekend. This was a great set up for people who lead busy lives and work full time. The […]
Assisting as a DMT on an open water course I don’t think any of us quite realised how much work goes into the planning and logistics of an open water session – especially with a class of 15, 14-16 year olds. From day one we helped the students with their theory and answered any questions […]
A big congratulation to our 4 new PADI Open Water Divers at the Outpost, Leigh. We completed the last 2 dives on our dive boat, Whakaari Express, and even though we had strong offshore winds we were able to tuck in close to the shore for a couple of great dives. Thanks to the instructors, […]
We spent yesterday in the pool putting Nick, Doyle, Thomas and Mike through the paces during the confined water training session of their PADI Tec Sidemount course. This is the first step working towards their PADI Sidemount Instructor ratings. Sidemount diving originated from cave diving, where divers often needed to squeeze through small spaces and […]